17 more test positive for COVID-19 in J-K, cases rise to 92

With 17 more people testing positive for COVID-19, the number of cases in Jammu and Kashmir rose to 92 on Saturday, officials here said.

Of these, 14 fresh cases were reported from Kashmir, they said.

The total number of COVID-19 cases in the Union territory includes four patients who have recovered and two deaths, both in Kashmir.

"Fourteen fresh cases were detected in Kashmir today (Saturday)," the officials said.

"Three more positive cases reported today from Narsoo, Udhampur. All contacts of a positive patient from Udhampur with travel history abroad," Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary (Planning and Information), had tweeted earlier in the day.

The total number of coronavirus cases in the Union territory has now reached 92, the officials said.

Seven patients have tested negative after undergoing treatment. They will undergo another test before they are discharged from the hospital, they said.

More than 28,000 people have been kept under surveillance, including 10,600 who are either quarantined at government facilities or in home isolation.

The authorities have tested 1,397 samples for COVID-19, out of which 1,250 have tested negative and results for 55 are awaited.

A total of 34 hotspots have been identified in Jammu and Kashmir.

These include seven in Pulwama, five in Srinagar and four each in Bandipora and Budgam, two in Shopian and one each in Ganderbal and Baramulla in Kashmir division, and five in Rajouri, four in Jammu and one in Udhampur district of Jammu division.